Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
616
541
504
1198
1338
1363
1597
2005
1753
1726
1481
1240
1096
939
713
573
469
380
325
303
249
191
187
177
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
1:17PM1.59m
1:50AM1.75m
2:14PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
7:20AM0.58m
7:28PM0.51m
8:13AM0.55m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:30
5:30
5:29
1
9
3
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
15
16
19
19
15
15
14
14
14
14
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
14
15
13
14
17
17
13
14
12
10
10
11
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
616
541
504
1198
1338
1363
1597
2005
1753
1726
1481
1240
1096
939
713
573
469
380
325
303
249
191
187
177
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.7
NE
13
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
11
171
179
107
69
56
39
9
27
18
14
9
11
4
8
8
2
3
3
13
12
11
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
295
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
3
3
3
14
14
2
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.7
N
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
SW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.9
SW
4
0.3
NW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
92
232
79
76
9
12
23
17
3
4
5
5
4
4
5
7
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
476
110
9
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
59
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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